Hub.



' means and the spindle, such retaining means To all 'whom ttmay concern;

lJOHN D. aromas, or WALLA WA'LLA, 'iviejsisiriver0N.`

HUB.

Application led February 3, 1912. Serial No. 675,161.

Be it known that I., JOHN D. JoNEs, a

lcitizen of the United States, residing at Walla Walla, in the county of Walla Walla and State of Washington, haveinvented a new and useful Hub, of which the following is a specification. The present invention relates to improvements in hubs, the primary'object of the invention being the provision of vanovel form of hub to be used in connection with vehicle spindles, the same being provided withv means for sliding upon the spindle and to be retained thereon so as 'to reduce the wear upon the spindle and'be provided with co acting means to retain the hub upon such being carried by the hub or a sleeve adapted to be driven into a wooden hub whenused in connection' therewith. x A

A further object ofthe resent invention is theprovision of a novel orm of hub bearingV having primarily a main sleeve'adapted Ito be lplacedupon an axle spindle of a vehicle and having an annular shoulder provided betweenY its ends, the annular shoulder providing a means to prevent the outward displacement of the hub when in proper position, while means is carried by the hub in the outer end thereof to hold the hub in such position upon the spindle that the bearing will be made dust proof land any thrust of the hub and bearing will' be taken care of. y 3

With the foregoing and other objects in view which Will'appear as 'the'description proceeds, the inventionresides in thefcomination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and A claimed, -it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed with'- out departing from the spirit of the invention. 1

In the drawin s-Figure 1 is a lon tudinal Ysectional view throu h the hu and spindle carried bearing s eeve.

a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig.

l3 lis a section taken on line 3-3 of' Fig. 1.

Referring ,to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a wheel hub, and 2 lis the spindle,

Specification of Letters Patent.;

. Shoulder- 5, which divid sa rig. 2 is ratente'uivov. 26. 1912.

d skein into the :short portion` 6 and the long stationary bearing sleeve 7, thetapered pin 8 being disposed through the end of the sleeve Tand the spindle 2 to fixedly secure the sleeve or member 4- upon the spindle.

In assembling this device, the short end 6 of the member 4 is first inserted within the hub 1 until the annular shoulder 5 abuts the projecting rim 9 of the hub, the skein 4 being now slid upon the reduced end of the s indle. `The hub is now slid yinwardly va-su cient distance .to allowl for the insertion of the pin 8. The axle box 13is now slid within the hub and about the bearing surface 7, until its inner end is .in abutting relation with tle annularshoulder 5 upon the .opposite side tothe rim 9. The key 10 which, fits within the opposed grooves 11 and 12, respectively ofthe hub 1 and bearing sleeve 13 retains the bearing sleeve 13 and hub against relative rotation, while the the sleeve 13 against longitudinal movement,

and also provides a lubricant directing means to the lubricant containing cavity 15. The outer end of the bearing sleeve 13 projects slightly beyond the outer ends of the sleeve 7 andv spindle 2 and is adapted to be abutted by the inner end v16 of the dust excluding cap 17 which is fitted Within the interiorly threadedend 18 of the hub 1.

What is claimed is: 1. The-combination with an axle spindle and a hub, of a skein secured to the spindle, said skein having an integral annular shoulder between its ends, said hub being'slidable upon the skeinand provided with an internal lannular projection abutting the shoulder of the lskein to retain the hub against outward movement, an axle box carried by the hub and concentric with the skein, its inner end abutting the shoulder of the skein, and a dust excludin cap fitted in the end'of the hub and locking the box against outward movement.

2; The combination with an axle spindle and a hub, oflmeans for securing the hub upon the spindle, havin a tubular member incasing-the spindle and provided with an yannular shoulder between its ends, one portion ofsaid tubular 'member being a bearing sleeve, means for locking the tubular `member upon the spindle, the hub being provided with an annular inwardly projecting shoulder surrounding the other portion of the tubular'me'mber and held against outward movement by the annular shoulder 'of the tubular member, an outer bearing sleeve '5 longitudinally slidable' Within` the hub and having its inner'v end abutting the op osite side of the annular shoulder of the tul ular member, ooacting means carried by thehub -and' outer' bearmg sleeve to prevent the 10 sleeve from rotating independently of the hub, and a dust excluding and locking cap mountedv in the outer end of the hub and retaining the outer bearing sleeve against longitudinal movement.

In testimony'that I claim the foregoing 15 as my own, I have hereto aiixed my sig- Ynature in the presence of-two witnesses.

JOHN D. JONES.

Witnesses:

SELINA' Wmsom ERNEST F. RILEY. 

